If your sewing machine runs heavily or is doing loose stitches, does not feed properly or breaks the needle thread, some simple but essential things can be done before calling the repairman. In fact, 75% of...
HAND QUILTING 101 Please visit Alice in Stitches for all your quilting needs Remember to vote on this guide at the bottom of the page - Thanks! Hand quilting is a beautiful, traditional art form that greatly...
How to Apply Your Iron-On Heat Transfer Motif The iron-on heat transfer motif comes ready to iron-on your fabric or t-shirt 1. Pre-heat your iron temperature fit for your fabric 2. Slowly peel of the white...
Free Quilting Lessons Finding all those wonderful quilt tops on eBay? How about giving them so Colonial Early American Charm by hand quilting them YOURSELF? Never quilted before? Even if you have never sewn a...
Restoration Fabrics Trims Guide to Natural and Synthetic Fibers for the Home As one of ebay's premier fabric power sellers, we are often asked by our customers about the differences between natural and...
NATURAL FIBERS - CELLULOSIC I. COTTON. 1. Quality assessment. a. Based upon the length of the fiber. b. Longer fibers are best for beauty and durability 2. Types of COTTON a. Pima aa....
This guide is one is a series of ways to embellish small cotton muslin bags. For our example we used a white, 100% cotton muslin bag with an attached tag. You may also want to try cotton blends for this...
I have worked as a custom professional Conservation Art Framer, working with art of all sorts, from a 1600's fold out pieced map of London, to an inexpensive but beloved print. There are a few guidelines which...
The question of pre-treating fabrics has always made for great debates. Personally, I don't like the kind of potential surpise distorted quilts or running colors can bring so I pre treat my fabrics. I have...
Bright, colorful, exciting and different; make Stamp Show/Convention Trading Pins everyone will want to swap. One of the most enjoyable parts of Rubber Stamp shows and conventions is exchanging pins with...